Surge in applications for student grants10,000 Susi applications within a day of opening for grants in 2020/21 academic yearSun May 03 2020 - 16:17
‘Cancel the Leaving Cert’ - Fianna Fáil says uncertainty causing stressParty education spokesman Thomas Byrne says ‘fair alternatives’ need to be examinedSat May 02 2020 - 12:10
Q&A: Will Leaving Cert go ahead following decision to keep schools closed until September?Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that schools will remain closed until autumnFri May 01 2020 - 21:00
Trinity’s front lawns set to be wild-flower meadowPublic overwhelmingly supports bee-friendly proposal in an online voteFri May 01 2020 - 06:00
Giving homework passes to Catholic children ruled as discriminationWRC ruling likely to have significant implications for many Catholic primary schoolsFri May 01 2020 - 02:04
Parents ‘delighted’ with religious ceremonies rulingAtheist Ireland says WRC finding ‘important win for right to freedom of belief’Fri May 01 2020 - 01:00
University students face delays starting new academic yearLectures set to take place on online with face-to-face tutorials and practicalsThu Apr 30 2020 - 15:14
Learners flock to colleges to help combat Covid-19 threatFurther education colleges and universities provide free online and upskilling coursesThu Apr 30 2020 - 01:00
Schools to decide whether to hold Junior Cycle assessments in MayStudents to receive State certificate to mark their completion of three years of schoolWed Apr 29 2020 - 15:43
University lecturers warn of ‘enrolment chaos’ in autumnFederation says staff left in ‘limbo’ over plans for next academic yearWed Apr 29 2020 - 11:03
Thousands of Junior Cycle exams scripts unlikely to be usedSchools set to conduct their own assessments for students in May under revised plansWed Apr 29 2020 - 02:48
Covid-19: Quarantined Leaving Cert students could sit exams in isolationDepartment says some students may be unable to attend exam halls on health groundsTue Apr 28 2020 - 13:38
Face masks and social distancing proposed for Leaving Cert examsIreland can learn from arrangements in other countries, says Prof Sam McConkeyMon Apr 27 2020 - 02:08
Teachers’ union distances itself from branch seeking cancellation of Leaving CertTUI Dublin branch says there are mounting health and safety concerns for studentsSun Apr 26 2020 - 18:36
Junior cycle exams in September set to be replaced with school assessments in MayMove follows growing concern over impact of delaying exams for 60,000 studentsSat Apr 25 2020 - 00:01
School closures result in sharp drop in demand for mental health supportCurrent circumstances still ‘incredibly mentally unhealthy’ for many childrenFri Apr 24 2020 - 15:46
Leaving Cert to begin on July 29th, Minister for Education tells DáilSome 4,000 students could miss out on college places in UK due to delayed examsThu Apr 23 2020 - 21:16
Most parents opposed to postponement of Leaving Cert exams - surveyHpat admissions test results deferred until after Leaving Certificate exams are completeWed Apr 22 2020 - 20:18
State exams Q&A: What is happening with the Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle?Leaving Cert likely begin in late July and could run until early SeptemberWed Apr 22 2020 - 20:15
Minister urges schools to hold off cancelling Junior Cycle examsKilkenny secondary school is the latest to replace Junior Cycle with its own examsWed Apr 22 2020 - 17:19
Irish universities perform strongly in global social impact rankingRCSI world number one under health and wellbeing category in Times rankingsWed Apr 22 2020 - 14:22
Leaving Cert likely to get under way on July 29th, Minister saysJoe McHugh says predicted grades ruled out due to ‘inherent bias’ and lack of fairnessWed Apr 22 2020 - 06:56
Ten pupils per class, hourly handwashing: What reopened schools could look likeDanish schools offer a glimpse of what Irish classes might look like when they resumeTue Apr 21 2020 - 17:43
Coronavirus: Over half of young people feel anxious or stressed due to pandemicMost are optimistic that society will change for the better when the crisis subsidesMon Apr 20 2020 - 00:01
Coronavirus: 39 more deaths confirmed in the Republic, with 493 new casesOne further death recorded in Northern Ireland as death toll there rises to 194Sun Apr 19 2020 - 19:08
‘No guarantee’ Leaving Cert will proceed this summer, teachers’ union tells membersTUI says exams will not proceed if public health advice says it is not safe to do soSun Apr 19 2020 - 15:41
Back to school? Partial reopening to be examined by health authorities - Simon HarrisMinister for Health says opening primary schools one day a week would benefit students’ wellbeingSun Apr 19 2020 - 13:47
Universities facing huge losses due to fall in foreign studentsTrinity College Dublin announces recruitment freeze as part of cost-saving strategySat Apr 18 2020 - 01:00
Leaving Cert students unlikely to progress to third-level courses before NovemberColleges plan to make up lost time in academic year by cutting short Christmas holidays and reading weeks for first-year studentsFri Apr 17 2020 - 01:00
Leaving Cert exams could run until early SeptemberNew school year likely to be delayed, with staggered return of classesThu Apr 16 2020 - 21:21
One in five secondary school pupils lack reliable broadbandSurvey of parents indicates 15% of students are not receiving feedback from teachersWed Apr 15 2020 - 19:05
Leaving Cert: Cancelled elements may be flagged on students’ resultsContentious practice of annotating certificates has been subject to legal action in pastWed Apr 15 2020 - 17:26
ASTI says it will work to support delayed Leaving Cert examsUnion had stated at weekend that plan ‘cannot be enforced’Tue Apr 14 2020 - 20:26
Teachers’ union rases ‘serious concerns’ over delay in Leaving CertASTI says it ‘will be seeking clarifications’ over rescheduling of examsSat Apr 11 2020 - 10:00
Students fear delay to Leaving Cert will cause stress and burnoutSchool managers urge candidates to take complete break from study over EasterSat Apr 11 2020 - 09:45
Q&A: When will State exams now be held exactly?State Examinations Commission due to publish timetable in early JuneFri Apr 10 2020 - 19:10
Leaving Cert delay: Move brings clarity but will heap pressure on students’ shouldersSpare a thought for the class of 2020 who have had it harder than any othersFri Apr 10 2020 - 17:44
Leaving Cert postponed until late summer; Junior Cycle replaced with class testsStudents urged to take ‘complete break’ over Easter holidaysFri Apr 10 2020 - 17:07
Schools move to support anxious students with online counsellingGuidance counsellors in regular contact with vulnerable pupils online since school shutdown, finds Education and Training Boards Ireland surveyWed Apr 08 2020 - 01:55
Students’ qualifications will not be undermined by cancellation of examsMitchell O’Connor says degrees will be valued and regarded the same as any other yearWed Apr 08 2020 - 01:01
Students call on universities to ensure grades do not suffer in online examsMore than 15,000 third-level students sign petitions about challenges in working onlineFri Apr 03 2020 - 17:13
Secondary students want State exams replaced with predicted gradesStudents union survey attracts 47,000 responses from Junior and Leaving Cert pupilsFri Apr 03 2020 - 12:34
Families of special needs children struggling at homeParents fear long-term school closures will rob children of their full potentialFri Apr 03 2020 - 01:00
Government shelves controversial changes to SNA supports for schoolchildrenSupport groups had opposed move over fears it would dilute support for vulnerable pupilsThu Apr 02 2020 - 19:00
Coronavirus: 16,000 special needs assistants put on support standbySNAs will fill vacancies created by nurses and medical staff moving into frontline jobsWed Apr 01 2020 - 13:10
Coronavirus: Schools reopen to provide food parcels to needy familiesSchool meals programme resumes for families in disadvantaged areasTue Mar 31 2020 - 19:27
Coronavirus: Teachers will not be redeployed to help health service, unions sayDepartment says main focus of staff in education sector is delivering tuition to studentsTue Mar 31 2020 - 17:21
Usit closure: How a student-run travel firm engineered a social revolutionCompany says outcome for students who booked travel with it is ‘uncertain’Fri Mar 27 2020 - 23:14
TCD provost says new students may end up starting college ‘slightly later’ this yearPrendergast reassures secondary students hoping to study at Trinity that it will welcome new students in the autumnThu Mar 26 2020 - 21:09
RTÉ to broadcast ‘school on TV’ from next weekHome school hub will be aimed at primary school children from first to sixth classThu Mar 26 2020 - 19:35
